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WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued the following statement to commemorate Rail Safety Week, which runs from September 21-27, 2026: “As America’s largest transportation labor federation, representing the totality of the unionized rail workforce, we are committed to advocating for a safer rail…

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WASHINGTON – On behalf of our 39 affiliated labor unions, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) issued the following statement on the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001: “Today, our nation observes a solemn milestone: a quarter-century since the horrific terror attacks on September 11, 2001, that claimed nearly 3,000 lives,…

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WASHINGTON – On behalf of our 39 affiliated labor unions, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) issued the following statement ahead of the expected Senate Floor vote on H.R. 6500, the Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government and extend transportation funding: “Today, the Senate will vote on a Continuing Resolution to extend current funding…

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WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced the bipartisan Bus Operator Safety and Security Act, the companion bill to H.R. 6635, introduced in December by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Members Shomari C. Figures (D-AL-02) and Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ-02). The bill would require the installation of protective barriers on…

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